Effects of ischemic postconditioning on hippocampus CA1 area rCBF and astrocyte activation after cerebral ischemia in tree shrews / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM:To study the effects of ischemic postconditioning(PC) on regional cerebral blood flow(rCBF) and astrocyte(AS) activation in hippocampus CA1 area and to explore the possible mechanism of ischemic PC affecting glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) expression during focal cerebral thrombosis.METHODS:The thrombotic focal cerebral ischemia was induced by photochemical reaction in tree shrews,and ischemic postconditioning was established by cliped ipsilateral carotid of the animal at 4 h after cerebral ischemia.The rCBF and GFAP expressions in hippocampus CA1 area were detected,respectively,by laser-Doppler(LD) fowmeter and immunohistochemistry.RESULTS:The numbers of GFAP positive cells were increased markedly and GFAP expression enhanced(P